Lucky number 7 In Tokyo Police Club’s “10 songs in 10 days from the last 10 years” project is LCD Soundsystem’s “All My Friends.”
“That song is just a solid song. It’s really short and tight. We switched the dynamics up a bit so the quiet parts are loud and the loud parts are quiet and it’s faster where it’s like double time.” – David Monks of TPC
So I’m back in my favorite city in the world, lovely London (sorry New York, I do love you and you are incredible, but I’m afraid London wins in my book) and what better way to start this week’s post than with two tracks from UK based Jamie Woon, a singer/songwriter whom I’m definitely digging. First up is “Night Air”, off last year’s EP (co-produced with Burial) and “Lady Luck” is the first single off his upcoming debut album Mirrorwriting; listen to both here. Also check out this video of Woon singing in a canoe in Cambodia; no bells, whistles or fancy camera work, just a simple video of Woon sitting in a canoe. In Cambodia. Singing. Awesome.
When an artist friend returned from his first Art Basel Miami Beach experience a few years back he recounted a frenzy that made me think of Black Friday, only instead of flat-screens and digital cameras, the gate-crashing mob of insanity was hording multi-million-dollar works of art.
“There were people literally running from booth to booth,” he said. The best – and often most expensive – artwork was sold within 20 minutes.
That image of collectors sprinting from convention booth to convention booth has always stayed with me. And as I planned for this years event, I couldn’t help but feel that I, too, would be in a constant dash from one supposedly cool thing to the next.
When you’ve got Kanye West and Tron blowing up the spot. it’s tough to remember how much good stuff came down the pike this year. Thankfully our esteemed ChinaShop contributors have been making some lists (and checking ‘em twice), and are here to jog your memory. Every weekday from now until the New Year we’ll be turning out our Best Of 2010 accolades, as seen through the hungry eyes and ears of our esteemed legion of contributors. Peruse these lists, take notes, click links, download our MP3s, write us back, tell us we’re completely full of it or applaud us on our sagely advice. Just promise you’ll love us in the morning. So now without further ado, our first Best Of list after the jump.
Hello kiddiwinks! Your favorite time of the week is upon us once again; I am of course referring to the moment when you all get to bask in the glory that is my weekly music news recap. I’ve finally recovered from the oh so lovely cold a certain someone gave me (you know who you are, but don’t worry, I still totes love you) and am feeling back to normal once again! Eeee! Happy panda paws in the air! So, without further ado, let’s get to it shall we?
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Today Band of Horses extend their Infinite Arms, San Francisco thrash legends Exodus releases Human Condition, Janelle Monae gives you The ArchAndroid and James Murphy’s LCD Soundsystem lets you know This is Happening, and a new one from Toots and the Maytals.
Audio Bullys – Higher Than The Eiffel
Band Of Horses – Infinite Arms
Bo Bice – 3
The Black Keys – Brothers
Club 8 – The People’s Record
The Depreciation Guild – Spirit Youth
Exodus – Exhibit B: The Human Condition
Mary Gauthier – The Foundling
Macy Gray – The Sellout
Harvey Milk – A Small Turn Of Human Kindness
John Hughes – Reset The Warehouse
LCD Soundsystem – This Is Happening
Jamie Lidell – Compass
Miggs – Wide Awake
Janelle Monae – The Archandroid
Nas and Daminan Marley – Distant Relatives
not An Airplane – Things And People
The Poison Control Center – Sad Sour Future
Solex vs Cristina Martinez & Jon Spencer – Amsterdam Throwdown, King Street Showdown
Carson Taylor – Truly Without
Tracy Thorn [Everything But The Girl] – Love And Its Opposite
Toots & The Maytals – Flip & Twist
Gordon Voidwell – Ivy League Circus
Woven Bones – In And Out And Back Again
Today’s bloggin best…
- It didn’t take Mr. and Mrs. Reznor to start making music together. TwentyFourBit
- Life imitates art, George Costanza Jason Alexander hits teenage cyclist. LAist
- “Fah fook sake, Shaaaroon!” Ozzy biopic is happening. The Playlist
- Holy Ghost remixes LCD Soundsystem “Drunk Girls.” Hypetrak
- Johnny Marr is recording the score for film, The Big Bang. NME
- Kid Sister covers “More Than Words.” Fools Gold
- RZA wears a motion capture suit for Activision. Prefix
- Arcade Fire/Spike Jonez seek “Bigger guys. Facial hair OK.” Prefix
- Kanye West is “the black Zac Effron” on The Cleveland Show. Miss Info
Coachella is known for it’s share of celebrity sitings and backstage antics. But when the entire cast of Yo Gabba Gabba hit the stage, and then backstage, real hilarity ensued. ChinaShop scored these exclusive pics from Coachella 2010 courtesy of Yo Gabba Gabba. Witness the antics with MGMT, Beth Ditto, LCD Soundsystem, Danny Devito and more.
(photos by jory & justin)
Today’s bloggin best…
- Stream the entire new LCD Soundsystem album. LCD Soundsystem
- The Clash member Mick Jones and Paul Simonon rehearsing with Gorillaz video. YouTube
- Banksy piece removed from Los Angeles wall. Hypebeast
- Watch A Million In The Morning trailer. 2DopeBoyz
- Watch Janelle Monae The ArchAndroid trailer. 2DopeBoyz
- Hidden messages in the run-off groove of famous records. Public Collectors
- Diplo gets fitted for a suit by Ford Models. The Fader
- Stussy x Pete Rock x DJ Premier. Nah Right
Today’s bloggin best…
- Coachella is sold out my friends. LA Times
- RZA makes beats on his iPhone, son. Hypetrak
- Hot Chip covers Shakira’s “She Wolf.” Don’t call it Twee Wolf. Stereogum
- DJ Premier mixes tribute to Malcom McLaren. LA Record
- Unreleased Proof (RIP) produced by J Dilla (RIP). 2DopeBoyz
- Two new LCD Soundsystem track leaked. We All Want Someone